paraffin

Plural: paraffins

Noun

• from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings
• a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
• (British usage) kerosine
• A petroleum-based thin and colourless fuel oil.
• Any member of the alkane hydrocarbons.
• Paraffin wax.

Verb

Verb Forms: paraffined, paraffining, paraffins

• To coat something with a waxy substance.
• To impregnate or treat with paraffin.
• To embed in paraffin wax.

Examples

• He wished he could paraffin his opponent’s tiles, making them unplayable in Words With Friends.

Synonyms

alkane, alkane series, methane series, paraffin oil, paraffin series, paraffin wax, kerosene

Anagrams of paraffin